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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1948.

TOP SECRET PLAN TO MUSTER

U.S. SHIPPING IN EMERGENCY

To Build Convertible

Super

Liners

Washington, Nov. 14-A top secret "M-Day" plan is being developed for the United States mer- chant fleet.

In event of war the armed forces would need shipping and need it fast-on scale unprecedented even in World War II. Key maritime men are frankly worried about the responsibility.

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Any plan to get the merchant fleet up to combat efl- them elency faces more than a few problems. Solving

the is a joint undertaking of the Army. the Navy, and Maritime Commission. Details of the M-Day project are strictly hush hush, but this can be said.

Most

1. America's fleet of 1,750 located "reserve fleet" areas.

of these could be pressed into service, privately operated merchant although int ny Gre Blow and craft is above the prewar cumbersome Liberty ships. mark. The ships are modern BLEAKER ASPECTS and fast enough for at least But the picture has Rome defence against sub-pects. marines.

TICW

is bleaker

The nation's shipbuilding Industry

Is hardly a shadow of Its worlime self, the Maritime Commission freely

Members of the clerical staff at the White, House mass around President Tru

presidential man's desk after Thomas E. Dewey had conceded defcat in the national

race-AP Picture.

TSALDARIS STILL UNABLE TO

FORM NEW GOVERNMENT

commercial admills. On VJ-Day the Cominisation INDONESIAN

2. Congress has appropriated $175,000,000 to help operators to finance construction of convertible inte linera super

of troop-cargu transportu Part this money is available to help in building speedy tankers capable of hauling high octane aviation fuel.

3. The American shipping indus.

weakling, n prewar healthy and prosperous.

4.The U.S. merchant marine a vast backlog of skilled operat- has lng personnel. In fact thousands of trained me liave left the, sea for want of berths.

now

G.--More than 3,250 vessels, most of which were bullt during World War 11, are at anchor in strategically

NAZI FORGED NOTES STILL CIRCULATING

"The Hague, Nov. 14.-Nearly $20,000,000 worth of almost per fectly forged Bank of England

made notės,

had more than 80 yards in operation. Today the Government has no ship- yards in operation.

About a dozen private yards,

for new however, have contracts

er cargo er tanker construc-

LEADER

SHOT DEAD

Batavia, Nov. 14.-The Indonesian

Without doubt, say maritime ex- perts, the problem of shipbuilding and repair-facilities is the key to the matter of adequate shipping news agency, Antara, reported today

that Surle, Chairman case of war.

1

Was

renzwed recently

Athens, Nov. 14-Greece was tonight 'still without a Government.

and Constantin Tsaldaris, Vice-Premier Foreign Minister 'In the outgoing Sophoulis Cabinet, has so far falled in his talks with party lenders to set up a new ministry.

Both King Paul of Greece, when he asked Tsaldaris yesterday to start consultations, and the Promier- designate himself, stressed the need for hurry.

They on foot by to- had hoped to have the new combination

morrow.

M.

the

Mount Vernon region of of the In-It was belloved tonight that 'in the

with M. Western Macedonia, Tsaldarin fail, Regardless of condition. all ships donesian Republic Council of State, should

form another Govern commundos in a night attack. in the reserve merchant feet would was found shot and killed on Thurs-Sophoulis would claim the right to capture of a height by Greek Army Guerillas who attneked the town have to spend some Gime in day in a village near Ngawi, 12 miles attempt to

ment on condition that he should

the in

Province of war-north of Madiun, where

not be handicapped by considera- of Statistn

Western Macedonia, sel shipyard before salling inte time service-it for nothing more Communist action

tions of party strength in choosing Kozani,

fire to several houses and a church than mounting weapons.

reported.

his ministers.

and carried of 30 civilians, the communique added.

Two more planes, of unknown nationality were sighted over the Peloponnesus.

With an eye on this eventuality, the Maritime Commission has kept four Government-owned yards on u stand by basis.

Shipping Interests belleve a large part of the answer to the problem ot keeping yards in operation, and key personnel working, lies in the plan to build new super liners to augment the merchait fleet.

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+

FIVE NEW SHIPS The Maritime Commission, under Bgreement with two shipping firms, recently authorised construction of! dve new passenger ships costing about $80,000,000 in vlt.

has taken bids for a proposed Himmler's super liner to cost orders in the Sachsenhausen, $65,000,000. This ship, capable of (Oranienburg). concentration carrying 2,000 passengers or 12,000 camp during the war, are still mops, would be the biggest ever

built in this country, in circulation, Mr Jean Adler,

on,

an estimated

Besides those passenger ships, U.S. Section of the International order 81 tankers-some of them high Police, revealed today in an ex-speed vessels for carrying oll here clusive interview with the from the rich Persian Gulf region.

In addition, the Commission ex- United Press.

pects to let contracts within the next six months or so for two experi- Along one side of his trim secondimental cargo ships expected to serve -floor-room-in-the-building which-the-as-a-model-for-improved successore. war, there is a long row of great ships in the event of another na metal lockers. Inside are rows upon tional emergency.

SUBSIDIES PAID 10ws of drawers containing

complete

hend of the Anti-Forgery shipyards have on contract or an

Antara sald it was believed Surio in- was the victim of Communist surgents.

where

Tealduris returned to Athens yesterday from Prels, where he led the Greek United Nations delegn The agency also quoted a Defence tion. He complained that he had effect been called home while "Greece's Ministry spokesman to the that several persons were missing morui victory still had to be com- since three military and two civilian pleted" and described the crisis as cars were attacked and burned re-untimely and dangerous." cently on the Seerakarta-Madiun road near Walikockoen, Communists have

new push begun northward from mountain hide-outs. A Dutch Army communique sold the Dutch Foreign Minister, Dr D. U. Stikker, was "quoted correctly in The Hague as saying that this week definitely a sharp fall in the curve of incidents could be noticed," there must be some misunderstand- ing.

The communique said that be- tween November 3 and November there were 198 Incidents, 154 of them

areas-Assosiated Press,

in federal territory and 42 in border

Soviets Not

Gestapo once occupied during the to the last war's Victory or Liberty A Menace, Says

Red Dean

Was

TALKS AT PALACE Themistocles Sophoulls summoned to the Royal Palace to- night while Tealdaris was reparting .10 the

King Paul on his efforts to form It is taking place against

a new Government, background of uncompleted talks on

M. Sophoulis had earlier refused Greek situation's betore the

the. United Nations, in the bourse of to take part in a cabinet led by M. which the Australian delegate Tsaldaris. Colonel W. R. M. Hodgson, asked

palace. Sophoulis again said that he that representatives of Greece, theer, Sopholls and Tsaldaris Jett her neighbours should meet in an

would rot take part In the new effort to compose, their differences.

Cabinet.

Tsaldaris, who was in conference with

DARVA

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reported tht various organisations Tonight the. Athens news agency

said: "Greece will not remain without a Government.” walling Paul for an hour and a

In Northern Greece, Including the The Populist leader, who On-

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telegrams to the General Assembly his mandate, said he will conduct

the United Nations,

of

the Pre-further negotiations tomorrow for sidents of the United States and of the formation of a Government.— France and the British and French Reuter,

Prime Ministers.

They regretted that the United

Nations has not clear under-

standing of the struggle waged by A-SON-FOR-THE- Greece."

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They asked for ati; to enable the

to end. Greeks

the "Communist | rebeliton" as quickly as possible, the Athens agency sald

Tonight's Greek General Stait communipue reported: more fighting

Trpa 'E

sets of notes and coins from 149 Other countries. notably Great countries. Most of the Britain and Sweden, arc put-

contain forgeries. ploo

striping the US. In postwar ship- New York, Nov. 14.-The "The notes are still coming in to build. Britain is now building Dean of Canterbury, the Very us fairly constantly, but with the about half the total tonnage under Reverend Dr Howlett Johnson, exception of those we have so far construction in the world. received, $80,000,000 are still circu-overnment pays subsidies on new said yesterday "the Soviet lating."

ship construction to offset the cost Union is not a menace to world Demonstrations school

JEWS SET TO WORK

He said: "In 1043, 140 men, most of them experts and all of them Jews, were sent to Sachsenhausen (Oranienburg) near Berlin, to carry Gut Himmler's gigantic forgery pro- Joct

of building ships "omparison

The U.S.

Many private Aring said the 30 to 30 the security of the Western In The Sudan

the

In a prepared speech at a dinner

In this country in pence nor is she a menace to with other countries.

percent subsidies paid before

World." war were inadequate. They asked Congress during the last session to

This make it 60 percent.

was turned down.

But the Maritime Commission, in awarding contracts for the five new "Photographers, lithographers and ships, agreed to pay as much as 45 photo-engravers were set to work, percent, plus additional help for In and a special paper mill was used stalling certain features like added to make paper almost identical with | speed,

A defence

considered

that used by the Bank of Englanet, measure-Associated Press.

The notes were to be used for three purposes: 1. · For payment of foreign countries. 2. For payment of spiss. 3. For parachuting Into England 10 cause an economic chaos."

STAFF MURDERED

welcoming him to the United States,tions in favour of union with Egypt Khartoum, Nov. 14-Demonstra- the Dean said that the basis for and opposing the setting up of widely-spread misgivings with re- gard to Soviet peaceful intentions Sudan Legislative Assembly led to arises from three issues-the atomic 65 arrests in the Sudan on Satur

day, police said in Khartoum, yes. problem, the Berlin question and terday. Russian relationship to the six East

The demonstrations, were held European countries.

simultaneously in the thres large Dr. Johnson said that the Russian towns of Khartouni, Omdurman and attitude towards the atomic

Khartoum North, Police had to um problems is "civil rather than lathis, (loaded canes) in charges military

against the demonstrators. Poliv He said the Russian determination commandant Willian Coutts' arm that governments of the bordering was broken by a stick! NA countries

must be friendly, only Elections to the*: Legislative British determination. Assembly, which are to be held to- the Netherlands:

quietly.

·De dow, expected to 20% off Tacoma, Nov 14-A short circuit Johnson said that the "Idea of Associated Press.

kald today to

America being imperialistic is now a generator was

EXPLOSION ON

SHIP

Luckily, British Intelligence Om- cers receivoll.details of the scheme. The Bank of England was informed and he notes bearing the famous in the engine room of the Swedish terrible fear with It." #liver lino were issued in England, thus minimising the danger of cialmed the lives of two men and

motorship. Los Angeles, which He described Winston Churchill- forgóflès, he said. U

Injured at least six others. Mru a menace" and said: "What dis- turbs many in my country is when Chorion J. Eisenbacher, the Fire we observe the almost docile way in Chief. said that the flames from the which the polley of your country intricate wiring coated with vamish ciated Press. and shellac and then spread to the remainder of the engine room,

The stricken ship. which was preparing to sail for Eurore WA left without heat or lights. Members of the crew were transferred to |shore installations and to the matør- ship Argentina, Marino under writer investigators arrived

ha enused the explosion and are growing in Europe and It brings a

the.

JAP WHALERS DEPART

Tokyo, Nov. 14-Two factory

PRINCESS

(Continued from Page 1) British Princess be privately educated. by selected tutors.

tearens ar this decision were the dificulty of choosing a suitable without causing deep Jealousy, the problem of auitable specialist Echool mates, and the

demanded for ́n course of studies future Queen.

King George, the Duke of Windsor and their brothers, however, went of the Royal to school. The King is an old boy Naval Colleges of Osbourno and Dartmouth and Cambridge. The Trinity College. Duke of Windsor altended Osborne. and Dartmouth and Magdalen College.. Oxford.

The Duke of Edinburgh, as Prince Phillp of Greece, was educated of a progressive

school, which was to, Gordonstown, Scotlanil. ovacuated from Germany before the war. Ho Inter at ended. Dartmouth.

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Six Stabbed In

Sequel To Riot

14 Six people

law, for instance, will show the Munich, Nov, 14-Thirteen hun

Uving dred displaced, persona child its place as an individual in

World Dachau, a former Nazi horror camp, Commonwealth.

Calcutta, Nov. British history, British, European, American, today asked the Bavarian Govern- were stabbed, one of them fatally, Calcutta Central and North political and economic history je ment to kill them in the wartime in necessarily the subject of primary gas chambers "to put an end to our today, sequel to yesterday's dis Importance in the education of as miseries."

turbance when a crowd attacked a Moslem religious procession. heir to the Throne.

The rest of the city was quiet, QUESTION OF STATE

the official announcement sold, and The whole plan for the child's Control Committee chairman, sald

in the localities affected yesterday Was resumed. The curfew imposed in the trouble-

tenied for another night,

"

Herr Hermann, the Dachau Camp

dadband and broko-through"" "generator, travelled along miles of follows the Churchill ·tead.”—ASSO" | ships left Yokohama and Yokosuka Leducation will be a question of State the refugees had asked to be gassed.

cin, the spring of 1045, the Germans hurledly moved their printing plant “toumą? secret› mountain hide-out in Austria The staff accompanied it and continued printing...

Then

the Americans broke through from the, South, and most

murdered

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Nazi oficials.

by

tions.

from

No Reply To

U.N. Letter

respectively today on Gen. Dougins It must be formally discussed and to focus world attention on camp normal life

conditions. The refugoes ·eridad, s

BERLIN DISPUTE

The communique sald 28 persons reepived genaliot wounds yesterday or suffered from the effects of bomba and abid burris. It warned that possession of unauthorised arms and weapons will not be tolerated any longer."--Reuter

MacArthur's approved third post-approved by the Cabinet, as not our 24-hour hunger strike at midnight stricken breas yesterday was war whaling expedition to the Ana matter of interest within the Court, taretle.

circle, but to everyone in the Com last night-leuter.

ope They were the Nishhin Maru and monwealth, over which it may the Hashidate Maru, both of 10,000 Jay he called on to reign, tons.

Princess Elizabeth will be he

W mother "With their respective Beets of baby's first tutor. Her Mr. Adier said: "We know that Seattle last night to begin investiga

catchers, both the Nishhin Mans and taught her to talk and she intends £200,000,000 worth of notes wero

Paris, Nov 14-A United Nations the nahidate "Hart will engage in to each her own baby. Very early pro:uced. In the process. · · Of these

Those killed were Rolf de Floor, spolterman sald today. that no whaling activities separately ingan ahe must make the child understand £180,000.000 worth were burned on

опа refrigeration answer has yet been received to the Enrette seas enthiel 2 ~March the pot in Austrid. £10.000.000 Stockholm, a

of letter of the two top United Nations United Press. worth have been issued in various Countries. The remaining £10,000, Malmo, an engineer of the ship's officials sent yesterday to the four

builders-Reuters Bea

great powern asking them for talks 000 worth were thrown into an

designed to settle the Berlin erisis. Austrion lake, hat almost all were recovered by Allied troona,"

Among the staff who escaped reached A

engineer, and

Folke Olson.

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(Continued from Page: 1) The view in Western, diplomatic, further Constitutional direct negotiations on Berlin of

the

FOG OVER BERLIN Mabarthy of Britain today la to lead take place as long as three parties are under the duress of the Berlin at hand for the Princess Blockade.

Berlin, Nov 14-Thick fog brought a complete is the advice of Queen Elizabeth

The Western nowers hallove thev, the Berlin" airlift, to who, deliberately köpt her early

possible are not being unreasonable when standstill tonight. Even rartar land- upbrinting as simple A

they sugrost the only power to Ings at Galow and Tempelhof :: alt=" fier whom a strong anneal head be made ports were:

impossible Intelligence tinit; Inorili has paralyzed; communications at the American, British,; French und | Hva - immediately, the Philippine Caught m. tured into a natural, the Boviet Union.

It has been announced that, offee, and has con to it that

No supply planteshed touched The United States: Is expected | down in the German capital since and special. Scotland Yard officers | for the past:24-hmirs, som tefs Russian delegation hero with a'r Air Lines havo„been granted, full unspoila:l young woman. There is were now to Austria to discover The fest arow, of the what had happened to the now throughout last night over a wide guest that it be transmitted to their traffe rights between Manila and 130 Gucci Mary, who has master-ralterate its refusal to reopen 3 am.The latest meteorological re famous Himmler plates. It has not area, including Istanbul and Ankara, respective heads of state, Guam, Further, tramck rights have minishes and daughter's career negntintions with Russia Intil the ports in small, improvement. In It is believed that it might take been granted to PAL by SCAR for ind will, eer'ainly take the same blockade is lifted. authoritative conditions is expected later tonight,

Informatia ;, galduzzin bean confirmed, by the International The temperature dropped from IR

to 12 services monthly between interest in her first great grand-diplomatic

Washington today.-Reuter, bey were over, found.

some days for the answers arrive-United Press.

sume rudar landings-Reutert - Manila,. Okinawa and Tokyo. “ childelleuter

· sworn · six, Dufehmen. Ona

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Istanbul, Nov. A blizzard of them sweeping peróss Türkay -- from

the

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Reuter

Dr Herbert Evatt, President of the General Assembly and Dr Trygve Lie, Secretary-General pt the United Nations, issued a letter to the heads

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It should then be possible to re-

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